The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-08
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lLLINOlS.--ChlcagO ana NlcImty.-
Rev. L. w. Brigham preached on Sunday
afternoon at the "Church of our Father"
on the North Side. In the evening at
Woodlawn Park in the club hail. Rev.
Charles Conklin preached twice in the
Church of the Redeemer on Sunday:
morning subject, "John Alexander Lo-
GAM" evening, "The True Church" =
Rev. j. Coleman Adams preached in st.
Paul's church morning and evening; SUBJ
jects, "Work" and "The Mosaic Account
of the Creation" Rev. Miss Kollock ex-
changed with Rev. Olympia Brown Will
is, of Racine.
Bradley Memorial Church, PEORIA
Our annual fair, held Dec. 2 and 3, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Society, was
we'll attended and Melted the society
$517. On Christmas Eve the Sunday
school enjoyed an unusually good time,
in which many of the older ones partici-
pated, having an old fashioned Christ
mas tree and exercises appropriate to the
occasion. Br. Stockings remembrance
from his appreciative church people was
handsome gold watch; Mrs. Stockings
gift from the same source being pair of
opera glasses; the Sunday. school pre-
senting them also with pair of steel en-
cravings. A concert given by the Sun
day-school on the Sunday evening fol-
lowing Christmas closed the joyous
Christmas celebrations for the little ones.
At the recent parish meeting the follow
ing we're duly elected trustees of the
church for the coming year: s. W. Free
man, E. B. Rhea, L. j. Kirk, d. Jacobus,
L. K. Myres, Mrs. Jennie M. White, Mrs.
II. P. WILDER, Mrs. L. K. Myres.
MOrrisOn.-A Christmas dinner was
served in the church vestry by the ladies
of Miss Garard's society, Saturday, Dec.
25, in which jolly company of all soci-
cites participated, yielding net profit
of some fifty dollars to the society. Evil
IDENTIFY the ladies of this parish under
stand the needs of the inner man, and
most bountifully furnished the supply.
The beauty of this cheerful gathering
was the rich participation of the out
siders and orthodox, showing fond SYM
pathy with the work of Miss Garard and
her people. The receipts were about
$65.
Decatur.-We have had five valuable
accessions to our church this month and
hope to have others in the near future.
We are doing better than holding our
own, and are hopeful.
Avon. = The work of the church is
quietly prospecting. The ladies of the par
ish have recently recognized under the
name of the Ladies' Aid Society for local
work, and will soon lay plans for definite
action. The younger and the older
church members alternate every other
Sunday evening in holding meetings for
conversation on religious topics. The
young members have held a few devo-
tional meetings which will, in time, be
very helpful. The Y. p. NJ. A. recently
gave a parlor entertainment which net
ted $685.. It's committees on various
kinds of work are very faithful. Our
Sunday is in very fourishing
condition, gradually growing in numbers
and interest. 1t has a faithful corps of
teachers, who are all members of the
church. The congregations at the one
regular church service are good, and
there is a good degree of healthy spirit
ual life among the people of the parish
The pastor has been secured to remain
another year from next February.